Ray Adams
0 George
Flitcroft-Smith 1
Gabriel
Boross 1 Debbie
Jenkins 0 (forfeit)
Stuart
Wilson 0 Andrew
Robinson 1
Peter
Hiller ½ John
Curran ½
Brian
Willcock 1 James
Hiller 0
The crucial game of the
night was won by George when he got Ray into all sort of trouble forcing a
resignation at move 21. This means that there will be a single game play-off
for first place between George and Eric. The play-off match will occur next
week with George playing white, as he played with black in their fourth round
game. The winner of the game will win the Flood Cup, a draw will result in the
trophy being shared for 2003.
Harvey regaled the club with memories of the time he and
George were involved in a play-off for the Flood Cup way back in 1989. With
both players required to go two-up in the play-off to win the trophy (as in a
tennis set) the title for still unsettled after 4 games. As this marathon was
eating into the 1990 calendar it was decided to call it quits and share the
trophy.
In other games Gabby won on
forfeit when Debbie’s other chess commitments meant she couldn’t make it (good
luck at the Gold Coast!). Andrew overcame a customary bad start to beat Stuart
and complete his tenth consective top 5 finish in the Flood Cup. Peter managed
to get the exchange up and had two rooks to a rook and a bishop, but accepted a
draw offer from John. James played ‘one-day’ style against Brian but found the
over rate too hard to keep up with and capitulated to Brian within half an
hour.
It should be noted that with
all of the games now played for the seven rounds that regardless of next week’s
game Eric will be the Handicap Trophy winner.
Ray Adams (1604) – George
Flitcroft-Smith (1500)
1 d4 d5, 2 c4 c6, 3 Nf3 g6, 4 cxd5
cxd5, 5 e3 Bg7, 6 Be2 Nf6, 7 0-0 0-0, 8 Nc3 Nc6, 9 a3 Re8, 10 Ne5 Be6, 11 Nf3
a6, 12 b4 Rc8, 13 Na4 Ne4, 14 Nd2 Nd6, 15 Nc5 Bf5, 16 Bb2 e5, 17 dxe5? (a
line examined after the game: 17 Ndb3 b6, 18 Nxa6 exd4, 19 Nxd4 Nxd4, 20 Bxd4
Bc2, 21 Qd2 Ne4, 22 Qe1 Bxd4, 23 exd4 Nc3) Nxe5, 18 Bd4 b6, 19 Nxa6 Bc2, 20
Qe1 Nd3, 21 Bxd3 white resigns 0-1
Link to complete Swissperfect standings after 7 rounds
Flood Cup: Standings at 23 May 2003
All players to play 7 games
No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
|
Handicap |
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
6.81 |
|
2 |
6 |
7 |
|
7.56 |
|
3 |
5 |
7 |
|
6.46 |
|
4 |
4½ |
7 |
|
4.50 |
|
5 |
4½ |
7 |
|
6.17 |
|
6 |
4 |
7 |
|
5.31 |
|
7 |
4 |
7 |
|
6.78 |
|
8 |
3½ |
7 |
|
3.60 |
|
9 |
3½ |
7 |
|
7.45 |
|
10 |
3½ |
7 |
|
6.63 |
|
11 |
2½ |
7 |
|
5.47 |
|
12 |
2 |
7 |
|
6.13 |
|
13 |
2 |
5 |
|
4.14 |
|
14 |
1 |
7 |
|
4.87 |
|
15 |
1 |
7 |
|
5.11 |
|
16 |
1 |
3 |
|
2.63 |
Quote of the night:
“I feel like Annika
Sorenstam”
- James Hiller, presumably referring to tthe kefuffle surrounding her playing in
a men’s PGA event. Greeted by a chorus of “don’t we all” from other members…